Little Amelia Scott is finally going to get the home she so desperately needs.

An agreement in the long-running stand-off between Amelia’s family and the Darras Hall Estate Committee has finally been reached, the Chronicle can reveal.

It means the seven-year-old, who suffers from rare and debilitating Jacobsen Syndrome, can finally move into the specially adapted house, designed to meet her needs.

For more than a year, Amelia’s parents, Neil and Donna Scott, have been locked in a dispute with the Estate Committee over boundary issues on the Darras Hall property.

Despite initial plans being passed by Northumberland County Council, the Committee blocked proposals for the bungalow, which included converting a garage into a bedroom so a carer could be next to Amelia’s room.

Although they have gained support from neighbours on Darras Hall and people across the North East, the family say their daughter’s wellbeing was left to take second place to “out of date” bylaws.

Now, after months of legal wrangling, an agreement has been made which could see the family moving into their new home just after Christmas.

Neil Scott, 33, said: “We have spent the past year worried about all of this and we just want to become a family again.

“We were supposed to be renting for just nine months before moving into the house, but we’ve been here 18 months now.

“Everyday Amelia is getting bigger and desperately needs this specialised equipment that will be in her our new home.”

Neil Scott from Darras Hall who is trying to build a house for his disabled daughter Amelia

Neil says that wife Donna, 31, is unable to lift Amelia any more due to her growing so quickly, while the couple’s other daughter, Fay, 13, is looking forward to getting back to a “normal life”.

Although the exact agreement that has been made remains confidential it is understood the original boundary dispute has been resolved.

Neil, a property developer, said: “We’re all looking forward to getting a sense of normality back. All this has taken its toll.”

The family’s campaign to get the house built prompted support from across the country. However, the dispute became increasingly hostile amid as the case reached court.

It is now hoped, the property can be finished in order to provide Amelia with the facilities she needs.

A statement provided to the Chronicle from both parties states: “The dispute and associated litigation between the Darras Hall Estate Committee and the Scott family of Errington Road has now been resolved.

“All parties to the dispute relating to plans for the remodelling of the house owned by the Scott family are now in agreement.

“The Scotts expect that the project will be completed within weeks and are looking forward to moving into their remodelled home.”